Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $47,020 · median $39,990

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Virginia #1 $74,870 $62,960 $36
+59.2%
$35,270–$122,170
New Jersey #2 $62,460 $46,690 $30
+32.8%
$35,860–$103,370
Oregon #3 $57,330 $55,520 $28
+21.9%
$36,310–$86,120
Alabama #4 $55,600 $55,700 $27
+18.2%
$33,950–$70,520
California #5 $55,570 $49,060 $27
+18.2%
$37,300–$78,770
Indiana #6 $54,810 $45,270 $26
+16.6%
$32,100–$86,840
Connecticut #7 $52,340 $45,800 $25
+11.3%
$36,530–$68,580
New York #8 $52,060 $48,790 $25
+10.7%
$35,400–$71,510
Georgia #9 $51,470 $45,250 $25
+9.5%
$29,880–$79,620
Iowa #10 $50,450 $43,020 $24
+7.3%
$31,070–$83,860
Colorado #11 $50,010 $44,290 $24
+6.4%
$36,420–$67,330
Massachusetts #12 $49,390 $43,580 $24
+5%
$33,670–$82,810
Washington #13 $48,960 $46,420 $24
+4.1%
$37,490–$58,780
Illinois #14 $48,230 $45,830 $23
+2.6%
$31,570–$72,810
North Carolina #15 $47,600 $37,680 $23
+1.2%
$24,680–$84,750
Maryland #16 $47,310 $37,430 $23
+0.6%
$31,270–$73,530
Oklahoma #17 $47,110 $40,310 $23
+0.2%
$28,360–$79,990
West Virginia #18 $46,540 $37,080 $22
-1%
$29,510–$76,750
Minnesota #19 $46,410 $41,690 $22
-1.3%
$34,190–$62,820
Mississippi #20 $44,300 $35,130 $21
-5.8%
$31,290–$77,990
Montana #21 $44,260 $44,680 $21
-5.9%
$33,060–$57,860
Arkansas #22 $43,410 $39,400 $21
-7.7%
$31,280–$59,260
District of Columbia #23 $43,290 $38,200 $21
-7.9%
$38,200–$66,440
Pennsylvania #24 $42,030 $38,920 $20
-10.6%
$31,410–$58,670
Maine #25 $41,960 $40,760 $20
-10.8%
$37,080–$48,230
Florida #26 $41,910 $36,870 $20
-10.9%
$30,350–$61,860
Wisconsin #27 $41,790 $37,140 $20
-11.1%
$29,420–$62,810
Kentucky #28 $40,950 $34,030 $20
-12.9%
$23,460–$60,000
Texas #29 $39,700 $36,370 $19
-15.6%
$25,970–$57,490
New Hampshire #30 $39,440 $38,030 $19
-16.1%
$21,430–$57,840
Utah #31 $39,140 $38,580 $19
-16.8%
$24,580–$49,870
Missouri #32 $38,910 $34,010 $19
-17.2%
$30,390–$53,580
Ohio #33 $38,910 $32,700 $19
-17.2%
$27,640–$65,330
Tennessee #34 $38,750 $35,320 $19
-17.6%
$27,650–$56,450
Idaho #35 $38,720 $40,770 $19
-17.7%
$30,530–$44,200
South Dakota #36 $38,100 $38,120 $18
-19%
$30,530–$44,780
North Dakota #37 $37,700 $38,970 $18
-19.8%
$30,060–$42,040
Nebraska #38 $37,660 $34,900 $18
-19.9%
$33,220–$49,070
Kansas #39 $37,540 $34,720 $18
-20.2%
$28,600–$52,240
Delaware #40 $37,060 $33,810 $18
-21.2%
$31,200–$45,670
Alaska #41 $36,380 $34,900 $17
-22.6%
$34,900–$43,870
Nevada #42 $36,230 $36,760 $17
-22.9%
$26,780–$48,880
Arizona #43 $35,430 $33,330 $17
-24.6%
$31,250–$41,620
New Mexico #44 $34,930 $34,760 $17
-25.7%
$29,710–$41,350
Michigan #45 $33,640 $30,820 $16
-28.5%
$27,370–$43,360
South Carolina #46 $33,580 $29,670 $16
-28.6%
$27,040–$43,280
Louisiana #47 $32,660 $32,720 $16
-30.5%
$20,840–$44,160

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.